Playtime Hits and Misses

The Tupperware shape sorter my son adores

Our little guy recently turned one year old and things are changing rapidly. For one, his sense of play has finally shown up. The past couple of months we’ve watched his thoughts get a little more organized and have seen him start to want to really play (beyond shaking rattles and banging pots and hurling [...]

Mama Needs a Shower

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I was never under any delusion that I would get sleep or showers as a mom. For one thing, I have a mom myself. She had four of us; I seriously don’t know when she showered. It must have been late at night after she finally convinced us all to sleep. For another, I have [...]

Two Books. One Crappy Mother.

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With apologies to our resident book reviewer, Nicole, I’m going to talk books this week. Two books actually, two books that have been occupying my brain far, far too much. First up is the gem, Mom’s One Line a Day journal. I stumbled across this journal in a super cute gift shop while Jack was [...]

Baby Clothes are Stupid. No Really.

I sincerely doubt the baby appreciated this...

I hate baby clothes. I really, really do. My understanding is that it should be fun to dress your child. This is something you look forward to all through pregnancy; shopping for sweet little outfits, squealing over the impossible cuteness of tiny little pants and shoes and folding that first load of laundry in preparation [...]

10 Things Every New Mom/Mom-to-Be Should Know

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Here’s my list of things I’ve learned during my 2 pregnancies and since the birth of my 2nd son, that I wish were in a book somewhere – believe me, I’ve read most of them…     If you have a boy, they can wake up “happy” pretty much from birth, and they discover every [...]

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